Max Rebarb Medical Checklists Waste Time And Money Summary

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In the article “Medical Checklists Waste Time and Money,” Max Rebarb states that time and money are wasted when health professionals follow medical checklists as they are, “... not list-following robots” (2010, p. 1A). Rebarb maintains that health professionals understand how to perform their job and should be free of checklists (Rebarb, 2010, p. 1A). Although Rebarb’s arguments may be valid, many contain false dichotomies; claiming two items are opposite when in fact, are similar; including the comparison of health professionals to bureaucrats, the utilization of a checklist to the knowledge of a health professional and the helpfulness of checklists to a surgeon’s time. The use of a false dichotomy is seen when Rebarb claims, “…checklists…reduce expensively trained medical professionals to bureaucrats who spend time ticking off items…when they could be…seeing more patients.” (2010, p. 1A). Rebarb tries to prove both careers are opposites when in fact, they are related. Health professionals require checklists, like bureaucrats, to complete a proper checkup, for example. These health professionals possess every step needed, on the checklist, in order to prevent lawsuits and make sure the client is healthy. Nevertheless, Rebarb tries to argue not only the opposition between the two careers, but between the career of a health professional and the helpfulness of the checklist. …show more content…

1A). In this false dichotomy, Rebarb fails to recognize that like the rest of us, health professionals are only human. They cannot remember everything and know what to do all of the time. Health professionals understand their job, but these checklists help by giving all information needed while assisting a client. Furthermore, not only is Rebarb misinformed about how checklists can assist in client care, but also surgeons in different

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